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Year:
Duration:
104 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Music
IMDB rate:
6.2
Director:
John A. Alonzo
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1978-04-20
Filming Locations: The Summit - 10 Greenwood Plaza, Houston, Texas, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Michael Brandon
Jeff Dugan
Eileen Brennan
Mother
Alex Karras
Doc Holiday
Cleavon Little
Prince
Martin Mull
Eric Swan
Cassie Yates
Laura Coe
Norman Lloyd
Carl Billings
Jay Fenichel
Bobby Douglas
James Keach
Lt. Reach
Joe Smith
Albert Driscoll
Tom Tarpey
Regis Lamar
Janet Brandt
Alice
Mary Torrey
Cathy
Roberta Wallach
Shari Smith
Terry Jastrow
Michael J. Carlyle
Cissy Wellman
Maggie
Robert Patten
Jack Rapp
Karen Ciral
Buxom Blonde
Brenda Venus
Dolores Deluxe
Martina Ritt
Alice's Assistant (as Tina Ritt)
Don Dolan
Police Captain
David Matthau
Cop #1
John Larson
Cop #2
Phillip Epstein
Messenger
Peter Fox
Johnny Fury
Bo Kaprall
Izzy Segal
Keith Lane Jensen
Newsboy (as Keith Jensen)
Patricia Marlowe
T.V. Interviewer
Tammy Masters
Office Girl
Paul Menzel
Guard Frank
Louis Messina
Stage Manager
Andrea Claudio
Girl Disc Jockey
Linda Ronstadt
Herself
Jimmy Buffett
Himself
Tom Petty
Himself
Kevin Cronin
REO Speedwagon
Gary Richrath
REO Speedwagon
Alan Gratzer
REO Speedwagon
Bruce Hall
REO Speedwagon
Neal Doughty
REO Speedwagon
Joseph Mendez
Station Rioter (uncredited)
Marty Thomas
Radio Ray (uncredited)
Jeffrey Weissman
Station Rioter (uncredited)
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Trivia
The advertisement that was presented by the men in military uniforms was an actual advertisement for the delayed entry program which offered new recruits the opportunity to "grow your hair one more time". It was an attempt to make the Army more hip in light of the changing culture shortly after the Vietnam war.
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Often believed to be the inspiration for the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), but in fact the pilot for that show was filmed before this film's release.
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Many AM radio stations played an edited version of the movie's title song in which an overdubbed "A" was substituted for the "F" of FM.
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Goofs
The QSKY call letters are not valid in the US. US radio station start with either W (generally eastern) or K (western).
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Mother's station identification places QSKY at 7-11 on the radio dial. 711 kilohertz would be a valid AM radio frequency not in the 88 to 108 megahertz frequency for a FM station.
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Quotes
Eric Swan: What the hell are you doing in here?
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The Mother: Don't worry, you still have me for two months because that's what my contract says.
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Jeff Dugan: Do you like music?
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